Paul McCartney and Marcus Rashford among nominees for Waterstones Book of the Year

Paul McCartney's new book, which features 154 songs across his six-decade career, is in the non-fiction selection and provides a unique insight into the songwriter's life. Photo: Ian West/PA

Paul McCartney and Manchester United soccer star Marcus Rashford are among the nominations for the Waterstones Book of the Year awards.

The anticipated new book The Lyrics from the Beatles star is among 13 titles vying to be crowned Book of the Year as is You Are A Champion, a children's book written by England footballer Rashford. Other prominent nominees are novelist Kazuo Ishiguro for his first novel since his Nobel prize, titled Klara and the Sun.